The Financial Services Authority (now the Financial Conduct Authority) (FCA) wrote to CEOs of asset manager firms in December 2012, asking them to review their contingency plans that apply if their third party service providers fail. Since then, the FCA has been engaging with the industry and firms have been looking at their contingency plans to ensure they are minimising risk and have a continuity strategy in place.

The objective for the session is to be as practical and interactive as possible, with a range of stakeholders from the industry providing input on the steps that they have taken to date in relation to the “Dear CEO” letter. You will hear from the FCA, the Investment Management Association (IMA) Simmons & Simmons, HSBC and a number of other stakeholders.